Had the best,IMHO, under 20 buck wine since the 1975 Diamond Creeks were released. This lil' bugger buries the 02 Avalon. RUN, DON' JOG and see if it has hit your market yet. And now fer the name.....Joel Gott, 2003 California Cab. Blend 815. 16 here by the case. Have a standing order of 2 cases per month as long as the distributor has it and will decide how much 'afore the next vintage hits. WW

I find most Joel Gott wines to be good QPR. Will look for the Cabernet. Also prefer the Chateau St. Jean C.S. to Avalon at same price point (though Avalon isn't bad--I finished off a bottle of the 2002 last night with tacos).

WW: just found out my regular shop can order this for me at $192 per case. i get really nervous at the idea of buying a case of something that i've never even tried, but you sure give this a strong recommendation. guess i should go ahead and take the plunge, huh? but first wanted to check on the "blend 815" part. i asked for the "joel gott 2003 california cab." is "blend 815" something different?

just ordered a case. took the guy at the wine shop a while to nail it down, but this is the "815 blend". said he was told that moniker had something to do with this being the new area code up that way. regardless, i should have the wine in about a week. will quickly pop a bottle and post TNs.

Hey WW, just got my case in and have put it to rest for a bit. My question is will this wine improve or is it pretty much ready to go out of the chute? If it's as good as you said I may pick up a second case for the future. I ended up at $190 shipped.

P.S. Have you tried the Zin? I read some good things about it but wouldn't order a case without a recomendation.